Chapter 13 Unforgettable first discovery of the nameless swordsmanship(1/2)
At the gate of the county yamen, the two yamen who were standing guard today had just woken up not long ago, and their heads were still a little dizzy. In a daze, Xiao Liu was walking straight towards them.
"Constable Yan!" The two of them quickly greeted him. The other party was Captain Xing's apprentice, which was different from retail investors like them.
"Brother Chen, Brother Li."
Xiao Liu also quickly clasped his fists and greeted him. He was not Lao Xing, and Lao Xing was of high level, so he just nodded.
And his constable is actually the same as the yamen runners, both contract workers without an official position.
"Constable Yan, I moved here so early today." The two yamen asked with a smile.
Everyone also got to know each other through Lao Xing's introduction yesterday.
After all, it has been so long, and someone has finally come to be a constable, so they are naturally impressed by Xiao Liu.
As for Xiao Liu, the total number of people in this yamen is less than twenty people, including the magistrate, the magistrate, the captain, the prisoner, the constable, the yamen runner, and the steward of the magistrate Lou County, and the servants.
With just this number of people, with Xiao Liu's current memory, it is easy to remember their names and appearance.
Xiao Liu also found it strange that since this time travel, not only has his strength increased greatly, but his memory has become much stronger.
Now he can not only remember what the other person is calling, but even every word that Lao Xing said when he introduced him yesterday is still deeply in his mind.
"Yes, two elder brothers. By the way, will my master get up?" Xiao Liu asked with a smile.
"Oh, Captain Xing, he just went out. Why, haven't you met him? We thought he was going to pick you up." The two of them said curiously.
Xiao Liu, who heard this, thought for a while, probably had it opened halfway through, and it was very likely that it was when he met the old man, but that was fine.
"Since that's the case, I'll put the things back to the room first. See you two brothers back." Xiao Liu said goodbye with his fists.
"Okay!" The two of them also smiled and clasped their fists.
Although it was only the second time that the few people met today, Xiaoliu gave them a very special feeling.
In fact, it’s not just them, but many people who have come into contact with Xiaoliu also have this feeling.
Because Xiao Liu's performance is not like a young man who has just been transferred from the countryside.
Generally, young people from the countryside will be more or less shy and timid when they come to a strange big city.
Even the most extroverted person will be a little worried about whether he will say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing, which will make him feel hesitant and entangled.
But they didn't feel this at all in Xiaoliu.
Although Xiao Liu is also very curious about this brand new environment, he sometimes looks around and looks around.
But Xiaoliu gave them the feeling that he was more like a young man who came out of a wealthy family, and was full of curiosity about the new things among the people.
Moreover, Xiao Liu's words and deeds are polite, and he can be neither humble nor arrogant when communicating with anyone.
And his words are humorous and interesting. When everyone chats with him, they often feel like they are bathed in spring breeze.
In addition, they also saw a strong sense of confidence in Xiaoliu, which was filled with his words and deeds.
However, Xiaoliu gave them a huge contrast in understanding and feeling.
In fact, this contrast is normal, because Xiao Liu is not a boy from the countryside.
On the contrary, for Xiaoliu, who came from the future, this ancient city seemed a bit rural.
So it is normal for Xiao Liu to feel a little weird when people are in contact with him.
After all, Xiao Liu is not a performer. He can't pretend to be so similar. How tiring is it!
At most, Xiao Liu paid attention when he met County Magistrate Lou. At other times, he did not deliberately change his daily behavior.
Because for him, being yourself is the most important thing.
Even when he was with Lao Xing, he tried to keep a low profile instead of choosing to disguise himself as another personality.
As for whether Lao Xing noticed something wrong with Xiao Liu, it is unknown.
After saying goodbye to the two of them, Xiao Liu walked straight into the county government. Old Xing had already taken him through yesterday, so he was no stranger to him.
If you want to talk about the Seven Heroes County Government, it can be said to be the most beautiful and magnificent building in the Seven Heroes Town.
The carved beams and painted buildings here, with green bricks and green tiles, are so grand; the courtyard is open, quiet and peaceful, so elegant.
However, Xiao Liu was completely indifferent to admiring such an antique ancient building at this time.
Now he just wants to walk to his room as soon as possible, then open the secret book and check it out carefully to see if it is the legendary martial arts secret book.
Fortunately, Xiao Liu has never met anyone along the way.
However, the family of Magistrate Lou usually comes from this side courtyard, and the rest of the yamen runners are still sleeping now except for those on duty.
Xiao Liu walked all the way to a side courtyard, which had two small houses, which was originally the place where the head of the Sixth House lived.
However, since the Qixia County Government Office does not even have the county magistrate or the chief clerk, let alone the six house managers below.
The general situation of the Qixia County Government is as follows: The county magistrate Lou coordinates and then the master serves as the county magistrate and chief clerk. He is responsible for handling archives, taxation, grain, horses, warehouses, and documents.
As for the others, such as robbery, patrol, city defense, bandit suppression, and detention, Lao Xing is responsible for it.
It can be said that these two people are equivalent to the right-hand men of Magistrate Lou, one in charge of literature and the other in charge of martial arts.
As for the remaining people, they are all tool people, who are responsible for running errands, such as the yamen runners, prison heads, and Xiao Liu, the new constable.
The reason why the county government office is so compressed is mainly because the previous serious redundant officials problem led to excessive financial expenditures in the Ming Dynasty.
After Zhang Juzheng became the chief minister, he carried out drastic cuts and reforms to revoke redundant officials, frantically compressing the organization, and kicked out many borers who ate imperial grain.
This reduction in the organization has led to a lot of empty rooms in the county government.
Later, because the constable's salary was too bad, no one was willing to come, he waved his hand and awarded the house that originally belonged to the head of the sixth house to the constable as an employee dormitory, hoping that this would attract people to be the constable.
But even so, no one is willing to come.
That's right! You don't have food, just live there, only one ounce a month, and it's better to work at Tongfu Inn.
People have both food and housing, and their wages are twice as high as yours, and they don’t have to risk their lives.
Xiao Liu didn't think much about the twists and turns of this, so he pushed away his house, which was covered in dust.
Xiao Liu waved his hand and suffocated, but didn't care. He quickly closed the door and excitedly took out the secret book in his package. There were a lot of people on the street just now, so he didn't dare to take a closer look.
When he arrived at his room this time, he could finally see carefully whether this was the legendary martial arts secret.
Xiao Liu did not look at the drawing papers first, but took out a booklet that had been pressed under the drawing papers before.
This booklet is a blue book cover, and the cover is clean, unlike the covers of those martial arts secrets in martial arts novels that contain a certain magical skill.
Xiaoliu opened the first page with great anticipation. The opening of this page made Xiaoliu very excited, but at the same time he also had a headache.
Because this is really a martial arts secret book, how do you ask Xiaoliu know?
Just look at the human figures on it, as well as the red lines and red dots marked on the man.
Xiao Liu just didn't know anything about it anymore and knew that this was acupuncture points and vein diagrams, and the red lines drawn on it must be the method of practice.
But what gave Xiao Liu a headache was that although he could see it, he couldn't understand it! How to practice this?
Xiao Liu carefully looked through this secret book page by page, hoping to find some Chinese characters from it, even Xiao Liu recognized it in oracle bone inscriptions.
But Xiao Liu was disappointed. He read the whole book, but there was no word on the book. The whole book was full of meridian diagrams.
"well!"
Xiao Liu sighed helplessly. It seems that he still needs to be taught by someone!
As he said that, Xiao Liu collected this secret book first.
Although Xiaoliu can't understand it, Xiaoliu knows that the more complicated and incomprehensible the secrets, the more profound they are. Like the Yijin Jing and Taixuan Jing, isn't this the case?
After comforting himself, Xiao Liu thought about it, so he picked up the drawing paper and started to read it. The martial arts on the drawing paper were relatively simple and easy to understand.
This is a set of sword techniques. In addition to drawing the posture of the sword dancing on the drawing paper, the author also marked the next move and direction on it.
For example, if you want to stretch your left foot next, he will draw a line on the left foot as a pull, and also mark the direction with an arrow.
And to swing the knife, he would pull it from the knife.
It can be said that this sword technique is much simpler and easier to understand than that secret book.
And Xiao Liu also found that every picture was sorted out.
Because after the posture in the previous picture moves according to the movements on the arrow, it is the posture in the next picture.
In this way, Xiao Liu looked like a comic strip, and he was enjoying it.
Finally, in a short while, Xiao Liu finished reading all the pictures.
There are thirty-six pictures in total, thirty-six movements, like secret books, all of which are drawn and not a single word.
Looking at the commonality between the two, Xiao Liu couldn't help but wonder if that senior was illiterate?
Otherwise, why wouldn't you name this sword technique and secret book?
Xiao Liu pressed the guess in his heart and ignored it. He closed his eyes and recalled the sword technique he had just seen. He wanted to see how much he still remembered.
As a result, Xiao Liu was surprised to find that the move on the drawing paper just now appeared in his mind.
The figures and movements even began to dance under his association.
To be continued...